Nine | Action | All Over Town | Snowfield

[snipingmissy]

Action | 5725 Cunningham Lane

[It is cold, and it is snowing, and honestly--if there are things Riza really has to admit to hating, it is snow. She is from the Eastern part of her home country where it was always warm. The cold of Central City was something she could handle when her uniform was the heavy, starched blue wool. She is far grumpier

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[solarhussyalert]

[From near the park you hear a girl yell]

UWAAAAAHHH! WATCH OUT!

[A snowball goes arcing through the air and hits the tree that Riza has just walked under as it twitches slightly, then dumps all the snow nestled in its pine needles on her head in one giant avalanche as the girl peers over the mound of snow she has come running from]

[snipingmissy]

[.....]

[Riza stands, frozen to her spot for just a moment, before she starts frantically trying to get herself out of the mound of snow she's in. She's mostly only registering cold, cold, cold, cold, so when she finally frees herself mostly from the snow she's still attempting to brush off the remaining snow.]

[There is snow under her coat and hat, and she shivers, frowning. Her teeth are chattering as the snow underneath her coat and hat and stuck in her gloves starts to melt. Don't worry, she hasn't made the connection that the snow falling from the tree is related to the girl's antics.]

[Yet.]

[solarhussyalert]

[Lym runs over and offers a hand to the woman to help her out of the snow]

Um, I'm sorry about that, I didn't see you till I'd already thrown the snowball.

[snipingmissy]

[Riza allows the girl to help, but only until she's gotten out of the snow pile. Now she's trying to get the snow out of her shoes. She waves a hand at Lym dismissively, still too focused on getting less snow-covered to be angry.]

It's all r-right. I'm j-just not used to c-cold weather.

[flowers_suck]

[Having witnessed Riza being half-buried in snow, Olivier is still laughing to herself. She's trying to keep it under control, but the look on Riza's face was priceless. That girl needed to be praised at some point or another, but right now was for teasing the first lieutenant.]

I see training never helped you acclimate to cold weather, Lieutenant.

[snipingmissy]

[Olivier. She is soaking wet, late for work, and freezing. And she was in a bad mood to begin with. So your laughing is really not contributing constructively to her mood. Unfortunately, she can't make her comment with as much brevity as she otherwise would be able to because her teeth are chattering.]

I'm f-from East City. We're lucky if we see snow once every t-three years.

[flowers_suck]

A soldier should be prepared to handle all climates.

[She has to bite her tongue to keep from laughing at the chatter in Riza's teeth.]

[snipingmissy]

Yes, well I'm p-prepared when my uniform isn't a d-dress!

[Which, though she pretty much would rather die than be forced to handle the snow, is the truth. She wouldn't be nearly as grumpy about the cold weather if she could dress properly for it.]

[ action; evening ]

[freedomofwomen]

[ Eva isn't really enjoying the snow in the sense other people would - she's not throwing snowballs, or anything of the like - but she still seems to find it good enough to walk around in it and simply take in the atmosphere.

It's then that she spots a familiar dog prancing around, and only a moment after that the familiar person she would expect that dog to be with. ]

Hmm, he seems to be quite enjoying the snow, isn't he..? [ she giggles. ] Good evening.

[ action; evening ]

[snipingmissy]

[Oh yes--the snow is pretty, it's nice to look at. From the window. Hayate yips excitedly at Eva and wags his tail, excited.]

Good evening, Eva.

He does seem to like the snow. I'm glad someone does.

[ action; evening ]

[freedomofwomen]

Good evening to you too, Hayate. [ She chuckles slightly as she directs that to the dog - apparently she's been in a slightly better mood lately. ]

Ah, well, most people out there seem to be enjoying the snow quite a bit today, right? The streets are rather lively.

[ action; evening ]

[snipingmissy]

They are. Though I'd much prefer the warmer weather, it's nice to see a lot of the children enjoying the snow.

[Hayate continues to wag his tail excitedly at being addressed, and then sits on the ground, resting his muzzle on Eva's shoes, looking pleadingly up at her. Please for petting]

[Action Late Afternoon]

[zombee_slayer]

[But of course he approaches her!]

Yo, hotness how's it goin'?

[Action Late Afternoon]

[snipingmissy]

[Fabulous. To make her afternoon that much better]

Hello, Mr. Dempsey. I'm doing well, though I'd much prefer there to be less snow. How are you?

[Action Late Afternoon]

[zombee_slayer]

[It would be if she let him.]

I'm fucking awesome right now! Got some of my shit back not to long ago.

[Action Late Afternoon]

[snipingmissy]

That's nice. What did you get from home?

[And, for good measure:]

Are you enjoying the snow?

action; late afternoon

[bodyback]

[Alphonse had been on his way home from the bakery (EATING AGAIN IS THE BEST THING ABOUT HAVING A BODY) when he sees this very familiar person.]

Lieutenant Hawkeye!

action; late afternoon

[snipingmissy]

[Wait for it, Alphonse. Just give her a few seconds. She'll have a proper response in just a moment for you. She's currently rubbing her hands frantically to keep them warm, and wishing to high heaven that nurses didn't wear dresses to work.]

[And then she hears her name called, with Lieutenant attached, and knows it's someone from home. She recognizes that voice, and glances up, brow quirked in curiosity and then--]

Alphonse?

[She would love to be excited, except there is a part of her that just can't be happy that he is here.]

Re: action; late afternoon

[bodyback]

[He is excited to see her there. Aside from being someone familiar from home, she had always supported them getting their original bodies back. And now... Well, he couldn't be more proud of the all-too human body he has now.]

Mm, it's me! I didn't know you were here too.

Re: action; late afternoon

[snipingmissy]

[Riza smiles weakly at him. Even though she knew he'd gotten his body back at home, it was still nice to see him as a human again.]

It seems like quite a few of us are here. Have you met up with your mother and Edward, yet? They're both here.